Book match holder



Nov. 1, 1949 c. OSTINELLI BOOK- mncn HOLDER Filed June 9, 1947 Qwvemm Patented. Nov. 1, 1949 V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to book match holders.

An object of this invention is to provide a holder embodying a magazine from which match books may be selectively removed, the holder being provided on the front thereof with a support for a match book which is to be currently used.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved combined holder and magazine which includes a pivoted front wall for permitting refilling of the magazine, the front wall having means thereon for removably supporting a match book with the matches exposed.

A further object of this invention is to provide a holder of this kind which is of simple construction, and can be manufactured at small cost, the device also including an ash receptacle on the upper end thereof.

With the above and such other objects in view as may hereinafter more fully appear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a detail front elevation of a book match holder constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of' Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.-

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates generally a housing which is formed of opposite side walls II, a rear wall I2, a bottom wall l3, and a top wall l4. The top wall 14 is provided with depending longitudinal flanges l5, engaging over the opposite side walls H and the rear wall l2. The casing [0 also includes a closure or hinged front wall, generally designated as Hi.

The closure i6 is formed of a flat plate which is provided with right angularly disposed vertical flanges H which are adapted to engage in U- shaped keepers l8, which are formed at the forward edges of the side walls H. The flanges I! are adapted to frictionally engage in the keepers It, so that the closure It will be frictionally held in its closed position.

The upper end of the closure I6 is mounted on a pintle 19, extending between the sides H and through the flanges l1 at the upper portion of the latter.

The bottom wall 13 is formed with an 1' will be exposed and the lower arcuate cutout 20 and the longitudinal edge of the cutout 20 is reverted, as indicated at 2|.

The closure I6 is substantially shorter in length than the lengths of the side walls I l, terminating at a point above the bottom wall l3 so as to thereby expose one or more match books M. The lower portion of the closure 16 is also formed with a cutout 22 so that a finger may be extended through the closure to grasp the match package or packages at the bottom of the casing.

An opened match package is adapted to be mounted on the front or outer side of the closure I'B, being supported by means of an outwardly extending U-shaped bar 23. A second U-shaped bar 24 is secured to the outer side of the closure 16, below the bar 23 and a match book M is adapted to be engaged with the bars 23 and 24 as follows: the cover '25 of the match book is reverted and extended over and behind the upper suporting bar 23, as shown in Figure 2. The lower striking portion 26 of the match book is pulled upwardly in front of the lower bar 24, with the matches engaging behind the bar 24. In this manner the striking portion of the match book bar 24 may act as a match breaking bar for breaking the match at the upper edge of the bar.

An ash tray or receiver 21 is mounted on the top wall I4 of the casing and includes a substantial frusto-conical body 28 formed with an upwardly extending annular flange 29. The base portion 30 of the receiver 21 is provided with a central opening 3| through which a pin 32, fixed to the top wall I4, and extending there-above, is adapted to removably engage.

In the use of this device one match book is mounted on the closure l6, as hereinbefore described, and the reserve match books are mounted in the magazine or casing Ill. The lowermost one or more of the match books in the magazine or casing I0 may be removed by extending a finger in the cutout '20, and another finger in the opening 22. This device may be manufactured out of any suitable material, such as metal or the like,

- and may be appropriately decorated so that the device will be attractive in appearance.

I claim:

A match book holder comprising an elongated rectangular magazine, said magazine including parallel opposite side walls, a rear wall, upper and lower end walls, and a hinged front wall constituting a closure, the forward edges of said side walls being reverted, a forwardly extending slash formed in each of said reverted edges adjacent the top end thereof, the portions of said reverted 3 edges disposed below said slashes being bent forwardly to provide a pair of forwardly opening channels constituting keepers, inturned flanges formed along the side edges of said closure frictionally engageable in said keepers for holding said closure in closed position, hinge means extending through said inturned flanges and the portions of said reverted edges disposed above said slashes, said closure terminating in upwardly spaced relation to said lower end wall, and said lower end wall formed with a forwardly opening cut-out whereby a match book may be withdrawn from the magazine.

CHARLES OS'I INEILI.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

4 UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date a Brown Aug. 20, 1878 Whitaker Nov. 3, 1908 Swift Mar. 9, 1920 Swift Mar. 15, 1921 Swartz Mar. 9, 1926 Funk Dec. 14, 1926 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Switzerland Mar. 1, 1923 

